Canada-Toronto (Dec 06)
Date: 21-29 Dec 06 @ Downtown (Condo)
Going to Canada and US (in separate article) end 2006 were a surprised given to me. For the past years, my travelling is always within the Asia Region (except for my study in Australia) and did not venture further as I find it costly and also it did not cross my mind to go too. I think if there is any intention, then the only motivation to go shall be purely for shopping.
Prior departure, I bought only few warm clothes + Long John to prepare for the coldness in Toronto as the temperature can go down to min 0 degree or minus. . The idea is to get the winter clothes overseas as the design and vairety are alot much more and nicer as compare to SG.
The flight duration to Toronto was long but luckliy I did not feel any boreness. We flew by SQ and transit in Japan (SG->Tokyo, 5hrs), then fly straight to LA (14 hrs) to catch another international flight to Toronto (5hrs).
Food was not served by Air Canada. Any idea why ? And sadly somehow when me and my BF tried to get our boarding pass at SG airport, it failed to issue by the system. So we have to wait till we reach LA to get it issued. However by then when we got our boarding pass, it was too late to secure a side by side seat. Though we are being separated, I do not feel unhappy as I spent the hours sleeping my way through. It must be the change in the timezone that is taking effect..
We touched down Toronto at 10pm (Local time, 9pm (SG shld be 7am) and was welcome by my BF’s sister in law. We took the rental car (White Chrysler) and headed home (my bf’s parent’s condo) , located at downtown (Near Air Canada Center) overseeing the Ontario Lake. The view was really nice as we stay at a higher floor.
The days we had in Toronto was quite leisure. Somehow I feel that it seems like my Uni days in Brisbane. Peaceful, slow and relaxing.
The weather in Toronto is a real fact that it is really COLD COLD COLD. Somehow my body choose to "disobey me" by developing Cold Rashes (Allergy to the coldness). The cold rash that I have is horrible. It resemble small pox and the rash started on the very 1st day, at the back of my hip. There is no pain and itchiness but the rashes starts to spread actively to my legs and shoulders the next few days. Luckily, my face is not affected and I did not encounter any discomfort despite the rashes over my hip and legs. In fact, I am still enjoying myself.. However, when I went to LA in a weeks time, the sympton of slight itchiness started (Refer to my LA blog).
Now, it is time to describle the places I been to:
Shopping:
1. Eaton Center @ Yonge Street (Longest Street in the world) and is the City’s largest shopping Center (e.g. Fruits & Passion).
2. YorkDale Shopping Center @ Dufferin Street (Highway 401) (e.g. Town Shoes)
3. SquareOne Shopping Center @ City Center Drive (Highway 403) - Largest shopping Center in Ontario. (Near to Airport - Last day when we leave for Toronto to LA)
4. The West Mall (CK)
5. Downtown Yonge - Yonge Street between Front and Bloor Streets, centred around Dundas Street.
6. Bloor and YorkDale Street - Prada, Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and many more upscale designer labels can be found here.
7. Bloor Street West - Holt RenFrew,Gap
8. Sherway Gardners for Burger.
9. Cafe Nervosa @ YorkVille Ave.
10. LobLaws Queens Quay Market @ Lower Javis (SuperMarket)
Tourist Attraction:
1. Air Canada Center at Bay Street - Watch NBA (Raptors) (Entrance Fee - $100 Canadian (Xmas Gift)
2. Vineyard along to Niagara Fall
3. Niagara Fall
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